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Kiwanis Alefest cancels 2021 event

Northern BC residents are likely to cry in their beer as Kiwanis Alefest is a no-go for 2021.

Organizers made the decision to cancel today with an eye on bringing back the fundraising event the following year.

Spokesperson, Bailee Toll told MyPGNow.com the current restrictions on large gatherings made it impossible to pull off.

“It doesn’t look like anything is really changing at this point as our event does bring in about 12-hundred people over two days. Unfortunately, that’s not very realistic.”

As you would expect, it was a heart-wrenching decision.

“We have been doing this for quite a few years now and everyone looks forward to this event so we really wish we could put it on but I don’t see a way for us to do this responsibly. We are a charity event as well and we want this to be profitable as well.”

“We are all kind of hoping the same thing that the pandemic is over sooner than later and we can bring back a similar event for 2022 but we are working on a couple of options to do something exciting this year to get people through the year,” added Toll.

The event was slated to start January 29th at Two Rivers Art Gallery.

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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